Mars

Mars is a planet in the Sol system which has only been partially terraformed, but is home to a large and cosmopolitan Human colony. All Martian cities are domed. The primary city of Mars is Florence, named after the first explorer to set foot on Mars. At the start of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (standard 306), the Martian president is identified as Kevin Liu.

Mars was first settled by Humans leaving Earth. Historically, one of the main causes of tension between Exodan and Solan Humans is that the wealthy Martian settlers shipped livestock through space while people back on Earth went hungry. In recent times, however, the two parties are attempting to overcome their differences. This is demonstrated, for example, by the All Stories Festival, and the reveal of a statue on Mars in commemmoration of the Oxomoco disaster that happened in the Fleet.

The character Rosemary Harper from The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet grew up in Florence.